Bowen v. Olson

CROCKETT, Justice.

Plaintiffs sought to quiet title to certain unenclosed grazing lands in Uintah County, basing their claim upon the purchase of a tax title from the county, coupled with adverse possession, plus the payment of taxes for more than seven years; defendant answered and counterclaimed, asserting legal title. From judgment quieting title in defendant, plaintiffs appeal.

Defendant Olson acquired title to the land in 1916. It was sold to Uintah County for unpaid taxes in 1933; five years later an auditor’s deed was issued to the county. September 30, 1940, one Hallett entered into a…